In his address at the Africa Day celebrations, he also said that as Global South partners, India "strongly advocates a greater voice for Africa" in global institutions and discourse

"Delighted to attend #AfricaDay2025 Celebrations today in Delhi. India and Africa have a deep solidarity and an unshakeable friendship. India stands fully committed to Africa's development, prosperity and progress," he said in a post on X

In his post, Jaishankar also shared some photos of the celebrations and spoke of further boosting India-Africa partnership

"Our partnership continues to strengthen in trade, development cooperation, capacity building and security. And as Global South partners, India strongly advocates a greater voice for Africa in global institutions and discourse," he said

"India and Africa will engage and work together very closely. We will together fashion a contemporary agenda of cooperation aimed towards realisation of African priorities," he said